Title: The Wizard of the Kremlin
Tagline: Power was the plan. Putin was the consequence.
Genre: Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, Jeffrey Wright, Andris Keišs, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Matthew Baunsgard, Anton Lytvynov, Alexander M. Johnson, Anastasia Sutter, Dan Cade, Tom J. Benedict, Emmanuel Carrère, Varvara Chekhs, Kaspars Kambala, Polina Karnicka, Sergey Podymin, Andreas Pumilia, Juhan Ulfsak
Release: 2026-01-21
Runtime: 156
Plot: Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin. At the heart of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the boundaries between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the magnetic Ksenia is beyond his control, tempting him away from this dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and shrouded in mystery, Baranov finally opens up, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.
